Jeremiah 42:12-14

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹² And I will grant mercy to you, that he may have mercy on you and permit you to remain in your own land.

¹³ But if you say, We will not dwell in this land, and so disobey the voice of the Lord your God,

¹⁴ Saying, No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or be hungry for bread, and we will dwell there,